yes, I was telling my wife this weekend about some maple we were using this weekend and told her that it came from a CL score and how nice the old man who posted was. I actually sent him a thank you email and he replied today. sweet older gentleman, talked to me the whole time i was splitting, event got me a bottle of water while i was splitting. Heating with wood goes far beyond the heat we get from it, its the relationships that are being created, at least for me. LOL.

Yes I can because a lot of my wood has to be CARRIED through the woods or up over a hill to the truck. Very hard to forget wood that you really have to work hard to get but I don't complain much because its good exercise and wonderful heat

Lopi Liberty: The best wood stove on the planet along with a Blaze King
Vermont Castings Consolidated Dutchwest: 1993-2010 Its outa here

I have thought about such things all winter. I have been burning old dead barkless locust for my overnight burns. I got into a small patch of woods 2 years ago on the farm where I cut most of my wood. This patch of woods was bordered by a small stream and a low wet area off to one side so I really had never ventured into it before. The stream was down during a dry spell once so I took a walk and it was like a prospector finding a new vein. The only catch was I could only get to it by driving quite a distance through a large corn field so it limited my access because it also had to be dry enough. Once I was able to get there I hit it hard. Wish I could come across another one like that.

"If your wife is fully dressed you need another log on the fire"
Buck 91 on the hearth
Old air tight stove "The Fire Boss" (retired)

Yes I can because a lot of my wood has to be CARRIED through the woods or up over a hill to the truck. Very hard to forget wood that you really have to work hard to get but I don't complain much because its good exercise and wonderful heat

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Been there done that and have almost worn a wheelbarrow out too. But I am like you it's good exercise and I think to myself as I am puffing hard......this will sure give off some good heat in the middle of January.

"If your wife is fully dressed you need another log on the fire"
Buck 91 on the hearth
Old air tight stove "The Fire Boss" (retired)

All the time. For some of my wood that came from my property, I'll use a sharpie to write the date on it. But even other wood can be ID'd sometimes. For example, I got some birch last year and it was the only birch I have. I know where it's from.

I have some dead standing oak that got mixed into a couple of my stacks. Was hard as a rock. Turned the cutters on my chain blue. The wood never turned grey or cracked. Every now and then I come across one.

I save popsicle sticks for plant seedling markers.
I save wine corks, too. Jars and jars of them Some day I will split some and make a miniature model of BS's stacks.

When you split by hand some of the pieces of wood are even memorable.
You know that beautiful squared off piece, usually red oak that is just right
out of the center. Like a fine piece of beef. Now who sounds nuts?!